PLACES
Places
Journeys and notes on food, places and shops, gathered by the towns I stayed in.
Journeys: 35 · Notes: 353
HOKKAIDO
Hokkaido
Warm inside, even on snowy days: a day in the far north.
KANTO
Kanto
From Tokyo's old downtown to the seaside where the Enoden runs: walking through town life.
Kanto
Asakusa
Tsukiji Outer Market, Sumida River Line water bus, Kachidoki Bridge
Journeys: 2 · Notes: 25
Kanto
Tsukishima, Tokyo
Tsukishima and Tsukuda, Sumiyoshi Shrine, Tsukuda, A shitamachi breakfast: grilled salmon and tofu miso soup
Journeys: 2 · Notes: 10
Kanto
Kamogawa
Kamogawa, Namero on rice, Sauce yakisoba
Journeys: 1 · Notes: 6
Kanto
Kamakura
Ryukoji Temple, Kamakura-Kokomae Station, Kamakura Farmers' Market and Kamakura Central Food Market
Journeys: 2 · Notes: 19
HOKURIKU / KOSHINETSU
Hokuriku & Koshinetsu
Castle towns, post towns, hot-spring towns: letting the local pace take over.
Hokuriku & Koshinetsu
Kanazawa
Higashi Chaya District, Omicho Market, Hokuriku Railroad Ishikawa Line and Tsurugi Station
Journeys: 1 · Notes: 19
Hokuriku & Koshinetsu
Nozawa Onsen
The Ogama hot-spring source, The Oyu and the 13 sotoyu bathhouses, The village with onsen in its name
Journeys: 1 · Notes: 9
Hokuriku & Koshinetsu
Narai-juku
Narai-juku, Rice-flour oyaki with nozawana, Shinshu beef sukiyaki
Journeys: 1 · Notes: 7
TOKAI
Tokai
To the seaside under Mt. Fuji and old houses in the hills.
KINKI
Kinki
Boathouses, townhouses, mountain homes: every journey starts in the local kitchen.
Kinki
Kyoto City
Shimogamo Shrine (Kamomioya-jinja), Takase River, Gion Shinbashi and the banks of the Shirakawa
Journeys: 2 · Notes: 18
Kinki
Aridagawa
Aragijima Rice Terraces, Washigamine Cosmos Park, Arida mandarins and stone-walled terraces
Journeys: 2 · Notes: 14
Kinki
Tamba
Tamba City, Kingyoku hydrangea, Sobanchi
Journeys: 1 · Notes: 5
Kinki
Kushimoto
Cape Shionomisaki, the southernmost point of Honshu, Kushimoto Marine Park (aquarium and underwater observatory), The coral of Kushimoto's sea
Journeys: 1 · Notes: 16
Kinki
Omihachiman
Hachimanbori Canal, Old Hachiman Post Office, Hakuunkan
Journeys: 1 · Notes: 15
Kinki
Nachikatsuura
Nachi Falls (Hiro Shrine), Kumano Nachi Taisha and the Yatagarasu, Katsuura Fishing Port Nigiwai Market and the Umi no Yu footbath
Journeys: 1 · Notes: 11
Kinki
Ine
The boathouses of Ineura, Aoshima Island, A boathouse open to visitors
Journeys: 1 · Notes: 6
CHUGOKU / SHIKOKU
Chugoku & Shikoku
Cats in the alleys and wind across the islands: slow days on the Seto Inland Sea.
Chugoku & Shikoku
Onomichi
Cinema Onomichi, The former Yamato-yu bathhouse, Onomichi Hondori Shopping Street
Journeys: 2 · Notes: 16
Chugoku & Shikoku
Sanagi Island
Sanagi Island, Maki Hachiman Shrine, Awashima
Journeys: 1 · Notes: 7
Chugoku & Shikoku
Awashima & Shishijima
Awashima, Shishijima, The Great Camphor Tree of Shishijima
Journeys: 1 · Notes: 9
Chugoku & Shikoku
Shimanami Kaido
Hirakiyama Park, The Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge and the Shimanami Kaido, The beach and harbor at Asanamihara
Journeys: 2 · Notes: 12
Chugoku & Shikoku
Futami
Shimonada Station, Futami, where the setting sun stops for a moment, Fisherman's rice in dashi
Journeys: 1 · Notes: 11
Chugoku & Shikoku
Mitoyo (Mt. Shiude)
Mt. Shiudeyama, Chichibugahama Beach, Café corner, Shiudeyama Site Museum
Journeys: 1 · Notes: 4
KYUSHU / OKINAWA
Kyushu & Okinawa
Early cherry blossoms and island tables: living in an old Okinawan house.
OVERSEAS
Overseas
Taiwan, Cebu and Australia: borrowing everyday life across the sea, too.
Overseas
Cebu
Mactan Island and Lapu-Lapu City, Vaño Beach, Longsilog
Journeys: 1 · Notes: 14
Overseas
Hualien
Pine Garden (松園別館), Dongdamen Night Market and Indigenous Street, Breakfast of purple waxy corn and Taiwanese sweet potato
Journeys: 1 · Notes: 13
Overseas
Hsinchu
Dongmen Market, Hsinchu City God Temple, Hsinchu Station
Journeys: 1 · Notes: 10
Overseas
Australia
Fernvale and the Somerset Region, Bacon and eggs with the owner's fresh eggs, Barbecued kangaroo steak
Journeys: 1 · Notes: 11